Guide to Campus Housing

Resident Paid Utilities

As part of your License Agreement, the utility costs are included in the yearly rate. The University either contracts with vendors or provides the service in-house. This eliminates the hassle of signing up and depositing funds with the various Utility companies. When you move in you can expect that your power is on, your television will get reception, the local phone service is operable, and that you will have an active jack for quick internet access.

Cable Television

Comcast provides the University with basic commercial cable television service via coaxial jacks in each bedroom and living room. You will need to supply your own cable to connect your television to the jack. In addition to the regional and local television stations, programming includes ESPN, ESPN2, CNN, MTV, TLC, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, E! and many others. Services may vary from time to time at the discretion of Comcast. There is no fee for the Comcast expanded basic cable service. If you want premium channels (e.g. HBO, Showtime) you will need to contact Comcast at (800) 945-2288 to arrange for separate purchase and activation.

Telephones and Long Distance Service

All of the bedrooms and some living rooms have telephone jacks, providing local and on-campus call capability. You need to provide your own telephone, either rotary dial or touch-tone. Neither telephone can access any long distance networks but will work to place on-campus, local, and toll free calls.

To make long distance calls you must use a pre-paid calling card, a calling card which bills your home phone, or a credit card. Students may not establish telephone service using a University telephone number as a reference.

Note on Collect Calls

Making or accepting collect calls and other third party calls from the dormitories is not permitted and may be subject to fines and disciplinary action. Public pay telephones are located around the campus to make collect calls and credit card calls.

Internet Access

Living on campus allows you to connect directly to the campus network and Internet from your bedroom. Residents should come with an ethernet-ready network interface and a 25 foot connection cable. By signing the Housing License Agreement you agree to adhere to the intended use of this connection as defined in the SSU Network Connection Policies and the California Penal Code, Section 502, regarding the unlawful use of computers. You may review the policies or may obtain a copy of the policies by contacting IT Service Center at (707) 664-4357. Please visit the ResNet page, Residential Community Network and Phone Information to get instructional handouts on how to use the University network. For more information regarding getting connected, check out Information Technology's Get Connected page.

Water, Garbage, and Recycling

Residents do not pay for their water, garbage and recycling separately. It is all part of their License Agreement yearly rate. Residents are not charged for garbage or recycling collection service when they dispose of those items properly. There are cans and dumpster located throughout the Residential Community for the students convenience. It is highly recommended and encouraged to use these containers frequently in order to keep the residences and courtyards clean and presentable.